Andrew Christy
July 24, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Thousands Jailed in Pa.'s Modern Debtors Prisons2017 marks the 175th anniversary of Pennsylvania's 1842 statutory ban on debtors' prisons, which implemented the prohibition that has long-existed in the Pennsylvania Constitution. But today, courts still imprison thousands of Pennsylvanians each year because of their poverty.
By Andrew Christy
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